Salvia 'Mirage Soft Pink' (Mirage Series) (Autumn sage 'Mirage Soft Pink')

Botanical name

Salvia 'Mirage Soft Pink' (Mirage Series)

Other names

Autumn sage 'Mirage Soft Pink', Gregg's sage 'Mirage Soft Pink', Salvia greggii 'Mirage Soft Pink', Salvia 'Soft Pink', Texas sage 'Mirage Soft Pink', Red Chihuahuan sage 'Mirage Soft Pink' , Salvia 'Balmirsopin'

Genus

Salvia Salvia

Variety or Cultivar

'Mirage Soft Pink' _ 'Mirage Soft Pink' is a compact, upright, bushy, evergreen sub-shrub or woody-based perennial with aromatic, ovate, dark green leaves and terminal racemes of lightly fragrant, two-lipped, pale pink flowers from late spring into autumn.

Native to

Garden origin

Foliage

Evergreen

Fragrance

Foliage is aromatic

Habit

Bushy, Upright

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Colour

Flower

Pale-pink in Spring; Pale-pink in Summer; Pale-pink in Autumn

Foliage

Green in All seasons

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Leafhoppers , Slugs , Snails

Diseases

Generally disease-free

General care

Pruning

Deadhead to prolong flowering. Pruning group 9.

Propagation methods

Basal cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Salvia 'Mirage Soft Pink' (Mirage Series) (Autumn sage 'Mirage Soft Pink') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.4m after 5-10 years.

Suggested uses

Mediterranean, Low Maintenance, Gravel, Cottage/Informal, Coastal, City, Bees (attract & feed bees), Beds and borders, Rock

Cultivation

Grow in light, humus-rich, moderately fertile, moist but free-draining soil in a sheltered, sunny position. May die back to the base in the coldest areas of its range.

Soil type

Chalky, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)

USDA zones

Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7